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Research topics :

• CerAMake: development of a flexible binder jetting machine for higher end manufacturing of technical and non-technical ceramics.
• Low cost additive manufacturing of technical ceramics: Improving the use of low-cost stereolithography to manufacture high quality ceramic parts at a rate afford to SMEs.
• Additive manufacturing of foundry filters: Demonstrating the use of ceramic binder jetting to improve flow characteristics and reduce oxidation in use as foundry filters, with design process optimisation.
• Non-destructive testing of additive manufactured ceramics: Ceramics produced by AM checked for consistency of dimensional tolerances and internal surface metrology.
• Additive manufacturing of casting cores: Additive manufacturing process developed for leachable casting cores.
• Heat treatment optimisation for additive manufactured ceramics: Optimisation of curing, binder removal and sintering to improve the engineering properties of low-cost additively manufactured ceramics.
• Nanoparticle jetting to additive manufacture ceramics: Fabrication of dense, highly complex alumina and zirconia parts for advanced engineering use.
• HIP and CIP for 3D Printing: Hot and cold isostatic pressing of highly complex additive manufactured parts
• ASTM benchmarking: Contribution to standard development and guidelines.

Contact information for all research topics:

Contact name : Dr Tom Wasley

Tel : +442476701524

Email: Tom.Wasley@the-mtc.org 

Contact name : Dr William Rowlands

Tel : +447970962688

Email: William.Rowlands@the-mtc.org